Mumbai: Bombay HC has imposed Rs 50 lakh costs on a businessman who let out his shop to a bank in a redeveloped building on Mhada land in Kurla that has no occupation certificate (OC). It directed him to pay the sum to the PM Cares Fund in two weeks.Justice Kamal Khata on Friday “forthwith”…
New Delhi: Thempi Khongsai (26) from Manipur, had domestic problems with her partner, Thangjam Viney Meitei, for over a year. However, she did not reach out using the police helpline for Northeast residents and was murdered, allegedly by Meitei, who is also from Manipur.A call to 1093 or even 112 may have averted the murder,…
Pune: Olympian Balraj Panwar nailed his first medal at the continental level with the single scull gold as India wrapped up their campaign in the Asian Rowing Championships in Vietnam on a high on Sunday.Balraj clocked 7 minutes 37.80 seconds to top the 2 kilometre race ahead of Iraq’s Bakr Shihab Ahmed Al-Dulami (7:38.99) and…
Mumbai: The Bombay high court recently refused to release on bail a clerk of K J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce in Ghatkopar (E), who was booked along with nine others for forging marksheets and school leaving certificates for 2024-25 FYJC admissions.“Such acts are likely to affect the future of aspiring candidates. The entire…
New Delhi: Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to route waste collected from roads and lanes after Diwali to its Waste-to-Energy (WTE) plants. Sanitation workers will operate in teams after the festival to collect dry and cracker waste, ensuring its prompt disposal at WTE facilities. “Dry material from burnt crackers is mostly sent to…
Pune: Union minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol, who has been targeted by the opposition for his alleged links to the deal of a Rs 230-crore prime property on three acres in Model Colony in Pune between a Jain trust and a realty firm, on Sunday said that he had long ago severed…
She stands on a street in Bombay in 1930, a child by her side, caught mid-act in something illegal. But instead of hiding her face or turning away, she looks directly at the camera. Her gaze is steady, unflinching, even fearless. This moment—repeated across dozens of black-and-white photographs—captures a unique moment in India’s freedom struggle.Women’s…
New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued a notice directing all industrial units in the capital involved in the generation, recycling, utilisation, co-processing, pre-processing, or disposal of hazardous waste to mandatorily register themselves on the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) newly launched National Hazardous Waste Tracking System (NHWTS).The platform, developed by CPCB,…
Pune: Two daily wage workers were killed, and another suffered severe injuries after an under-construction wall caved in at a chemical factory in Kurkumbh MIDC in Daund taluka around 4.30pm on Thursday.The Daund police on Saturday arrested the contractor and site supervisor under section 105 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 125 (act endangering…
Over 80 Mumbai cyclists illuminated the city streets on Dhanteras with fairy-light-decorated bicycles. The 75-kilometer ‘Night Ride’ began in Andheri and concluded at The Asiatic Society, fostering community spirit and eco-friendly celebration. Participants of all ages shared joy and camaraderie, transforming the festival into a vibrant spectacle. On the auspicious night of Dhanteras, over 80…
